Places rbowptown Wants to Go

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

A Michigan farm has hosted the fierce competition since 1974.

This vacant station is a relic of harvest processing techniques of the mid-20th century.

An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.

In the main dining room, a nine-ton boulder caps the fireplace designed by local architect Earl Young.

Little did a museum know, they possessed the last-known lunch wagon in existence.

For more than 50 years, an iconic sign has greeted visiting “fudgies” to the Traverse City area.

There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.

Easily overlooked in favor of the wineries that dot the region, this blast from the past is equally worth the visit.

With over 5,000 champions, the Hall of Fame continues to draw amateur eaters.

The 10-foot-tall vegetables belong to Michigan’s first food rescue program.

The grandiose interior of this bar speaks to its past as home to famous jewelers and railway offices.

Located in a Civil War era building, this café is engrained with the spirit of Edgar Allen Poe.

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

Once a bastion of its community, this gothic cathedral now stands as a haunting ruin.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

This demolished goliath of American industry once loomed over the depressed town it once made thrive.

Priceless space junk on display in front of a local Dairy Queen.

This recreation of a 19th-century dime museum is full of oddities.